Two bits of science
As usual, two photonics-related news extracted from
Slashdot.org:
Code for Unbreakable Quantum EncryptionAt the NIST, they have generated raw code for quantum encryption at a rate of more than 4 million bits per second over 1 km of optical fiber.
Paint-on laser brings optical computing closerA research group from Toronto have been developing a laser by painting with "olive oil" (;P) a thin tube of glass with a solution of quantum dots. They say it's low cost and very flexible. Do you think we will be able in the near future to dress our salads with quantum dots too?
Why you should go to Starsbourg in 2008 (II)
And
here are a few more reasons to go there. Anyone has even more reasons? ;)
Destructive lasers
And once more, a very practical and useful
application of light: put a big laser on a plane for destroying enemy missiles. And besides, is really flashy!
Yep, every day we have to deal with those nasty missiles coming from the sky, and I'm, tired of this. I'm glad they spent all that budget on that and not on health or education. At the end, science is about that, isn't it? :P
Well, is nice to see that at least there has been
some improvement on the field.
Why you should go to Strasbourg in 2008
There are many good reasons to go to Strasbourg in 2008 :-), but you might way to check out what
the place looks like as well. (and yes, we did attend the conference too).
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